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A comprehensive look at some great recordings from Little Walter – sides recorded for Chess Records from 1953 to 1963 – offering up a decade's worth of evolution in his style! But even at the start, Walter was better than most of his generation – a heck of a great harmonica ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Great 50s work by this Chicago pianist and singer – all material recorded for Chess Records, including a few unissued tracks – and two numbers that were also issued on the Parrot label! LP, Vinyl record album

Hardly any "recycling" going on here – as Taj Mahal takes bluesy roots and turns them in a whole new direction for the 70s, evolving the music way past the level most other bluesmen were working in at the time! At some level, Mahal's style is far more rootsy than most early 70s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Not a string band as in "strings" – but a unique Chicago blues record that features work on guitar, mandolin, and violin – plus some harmonica from John Wrencher – and vocals from all the members of the group! LP, Vinyl record album

Forget the blues, and go for the "then some"! By this, we mean the funky cut "Right On Young Americans", which has a great intro and kind of a spoken righteous lyric, and some good keyboards by Weldon Irvine. Most of the other material is bluesy work, with kind of a jazzy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Wild electric work from Les McCann – an album of free, open sounds that's quite a change from his styles of the 60s – and from most of his other work of the 70s too! Side one features an extended 26 minute track titled "The Lovers" – a slow-building number that has Les ... (Jazz, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A very cool album – one that both looks back at the career of Memphis Slim, and also showcases his later intensity overseas! The set features guest work from Roosevelt Sykes – and some especially great tracks done with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells! LP, Vinyl record album

Memphis Slim's installment in this excellent LP series from Chess – 60s packagings of earlier recordings done by key bluesmen in the Chicago scene, with slightly improved fidelity but enough of the "real folk blues" sound to warrant the title! Instrumentation here is a bit more ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Three different slices of work from this legendary pianist and singer – all recorded in Chicago! The first batch is small group material from the first part of the thirties. The second is from 1954, and features two unissued tracks – and the last is mostly from 1969, with one title ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Underground 60s work from Little Brother Montgomery – the bluesy pianist who was such an important part of the Chicago scene in the 30s! The set's got a very timeless feel – mostly just Montgomery on piano and vocals, with some occasional guitar accompaniment from Mike Stewart – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A fitting title to this one – as it virtually describes the standard that the blues business was operating on during the early 70s – as artists came out of the shadows and found big audiences on college campuses, rock clubs, and other crossover scenes! The concept is carried to the Nth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Cool LP that brings together Duke singles by Bobby Blue Bland and Junior Parker, in a "double feature" set that devotes a side apiece to material by each of them. The sound is hard bluesy soul, with tracks like "Next Time You See Me", "Wondering", "It's My Life, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Essential New Orleans piano from Professor Longhair – an artist who was neither a professor, nor a man with much hair! The chrome-domed pianist had a huge influence on the sound of New Orleans R&B and soul to come – as he played in a triplet-heavy way that was rooted in blues, but ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Sugaray Rayford looks like a vintage soul singer on the cover, and he sounds like one too – here on an album that may well be the first time he really found his groove! Previous Rayford efforts have been a bit more blues-based, but the approach here goes strongly for a deep funk style – ... (Deep Funk, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

An incredible late 50s set for King by singer Lula Reed – and a pretty unique blend of R&B and bluer and moodier material – but a lot more upbeat than you'd expect from the title! Lula's voice is a genuine vessel for the bluesy material, but it's also light and lovely, and works ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A long-overdue full length set of work from Roy Roberts – a musician who's maybe best known for his more recent blues material on the Virginia scene, but who's presented here in a hip array of early funk and soul singles! The groove is nice and deep – and Roy's definitely coming from a ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Contemporary blues from the great Fenton Robinson – one of the few players of his later generation that could really hold our interest! The sound here has some nice touches of the Sound Stage 7 association for the date – including warmer horns from Bergen White that flesh out the organ ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

(Japanese pressing, on Vivid Sound – with actually a nicer cover and vinyl than the original pressing! Cover has a small split on the top seam.)

A cool Chicago set – produced by Mike Vernon, but in the Ter-Mar Studios – with a small combo that features Johnny Shines on guitar and vocals, Walter Horton on harmonica, Willie Dixon on bass, and Clifton James on drums – plus guest piano from Otis Spann on one track. LP, Vinyl record album

Features Johnny Shines on vocals and guitar – with Phillip Walker on second guitar, David Li on baritone sax, Nathaniel Dove on piano, Charles Jones on bass, and Downy Murl on drums! LP, Vinyl record album

Vocalist Al Smith is backed by Eddie Lockjaw Davis' group with Shirley Scott on organ – making for a hip little set that's got a rougher edge than most of the other vocal albums on Prestige. The label delegation for this one was Prestige's Bluesville imprint, but that's not exactly right ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

(Bluel label Bluesville pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp. Cover has yellowed tape on all seams and a name in marker on back.)

Features Harmonica Smith on vocals and harmonica – in a set produced by Mike Vernon, with Bacon Fat on a few tracks! Titles include "McComb Mississippi (parts 1 & 2)", "Blue Fog", "Situation Blues", "Roaming", "Fire Exit", and "Monkey ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A hip little record – produced by Bob Thiele as pre-Flying Dutchman effort, and with some of the great vibe of the blues records on that label! The set's got an unusual lineup – with jazzman Richard Williams on trumpet, plus Ed Davis on tenor, Marshall Hooks on guitar, Curtis Tillman ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Willie Smithplays piano here – in a small combo with Cecil Scott on tenor and clarinet, Henry Goodwin on trumpet, Sidney Gross on guitar, and George Stephenson on trombone! (Jazz, Blues)LP, Vinyl record album

(Original pressing – quite nice overall, save for some light wear on a bottom corner of the cover.)

A very cool Japanese collection of piano blues from Chess Records – with a few rare tracks by each artist, including some unreleased numbers! BB King plays on some of the Otis Spann tracks, and Robert Lockwood is on a few more – and Muccy Waters appears with both Little Johnny Jones ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Houston Stackhouse has some great "friends" here – drummer James Peck Curtis and guitarist Robert Nighthawk – who step into these classic sessions from George Mitchell, and give them a bit more punch than the rest! The tracks were recorded in Mississippi, as part of Mitchell's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Houston Stackhouse hailed from Mississippi, despite his name – and this obscure recording from the early 70s is one of the few to document his wonderfully rootsy talents! The set features just Houston on vocals and electric guitar – in a spare mode that hearkens back to the Delta, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A pretty nice revival record from Roosevelt Sykes – cut many years after his late 40s hits, but done in a sweet small combo mode that sounds mighty nice! Instrumentation only includes guitar, bass, drums, and saxophone – along with Roosevelt's own piano – and the sax really gets ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Great work from a key point in the career of Roosevelt Sykes – with titles that include "Big Ben", "Boot That Thing", "True Thing", "Henry Ford Blues", "44 Blues", and "Sugar Cup". LP, Vinyl record album

A set that was actually recorded in France, many years before the start of the Chicago Blues Festival – but with a great Windy City group that includes Eddie Taylor and Louis Myers on guitars, David Myers on bass, and Fred Bellow on drums. LP, Vinyl record album

Maybe the only LP presentation we've only see of these rare blues singles for Vee Jay – with a side each of material cut for the legendary Chicago label! Titles include "Train Fare", "I'm Gonna Love You", "Looking For Trouble", and "Stroll Out West" by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Not the gospel you'd guess from the title – but a nice set of soulful cuts from Little Johnnie Taylor – with titles that include "A Thousand Miles Away", "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (parts 1 & 2)", "Open House At My House (parts 1 & 2)", ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Rare 60s work from Tommy Tucker – a bluesman who disappeared from the limelight almost immediately after his big early hit for Chess! Most of this material features small groups – and one even includes a young Donny Hathaway on keyboards! LP, Vinyl record album

Joe Turner returns to his roots, and lays down a fairly straight set of bluesy tunes from the old days of the Kansas City scene – done with a small jazz combo that includes work by Joe Newman, Lawrence Brown, Pete Brown, and Pete Johnson! After the raw hard R&B of Joe's bigger hit sides ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Joe Turner returns to his roots, and lays down a fairly straight set of bluesy tunes from the old days of the Kansas City scene – done with a small jazz combo that includes work by Joe Newman, Lawrence Brown, Pete Brown, and Pete Johnson! After the raw hard R&B of Joe's bigger hit sides ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Messed up electric blues from T Bone's later years – recorded in Montreux around the same time as Walker's participation on the Super Black Blues sessions! Like those records, this one's got an open feel that lets in soul and funk, and which features some nice 70s touches on instrumentation. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Proof that T-Bone Walker has always had an element of jazz in his music – a set recorded in Paris with Hal Singer on tenor and George Arvanitas on piano – plus bass from the mighty Jackie Samson! LP, Vinyl record album

A great little set from T-Bone – recorded at the end of the 60s, with a lineup that includes other blues musicians like Joe Turner, Otis Spann, and George Harmonica Smith, plus jazz funk players like Paul Humphrey and Ernie Watts! The vibe is very laidback – and most tracks on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

An incredible slice of Chicago blues – and maybe one of the most important contributions Delmark ever made to the Windy City scene! The album captures Junior Wells in all his rough and raw brilliance – working in territory that's quite similar to the Chess Records vibe of the early 60s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

(Lincoln Ave pressing in a West Grand cover, with a cut corner, clear tape on the seams, and library stickers. Labels have library stickers.)

A fantastic rediscovery of the great Bukka White – material recorded in 1963 by a young John Fahey and Ed Denson, who'd do a lot to revive White's career with their later release of his work on Takoma Records! These tracks are all live, recorded in Berkley in a nicely loose setting – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

Fantastic late work from Reverend Robert Wilkins – a Memphis musician who'd made records in his youth, but swore off the blues for many years, and devoted himself to the Lord! This set captures Wilkins during some key revival years, as he mixes gospel themes with rootsy blues – in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

No bummer here, as the set's a really great one – filled with late 50s Chess Records sides by Sonny Boy Williamson – a number of which are previously unissued! The package does a great job of reviving this material for a newly-informed blues audience of the modern age – giving ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

(60s blue label pressing. Cover looks nice, save for a bit of waviness on the bottom left corner.)

Not as folksy as you might think from the title – thanks to a really powerful presentation by Sonny Boy Williamson! The style here has echoes of Bo Diddley or Jimmy Reed's sense of rhythm – a more upbeat and electrified Chicago approach than Chess was serving up a decade before – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

(80s Original Chess Masters pressing. Library copy. Cover has a few peeled spots & an index sticker. Labels have some marker & a peeled spot.)

A compelling classic of raunchy blues – and a real standout in the indie scene of the 70s! The album features a very unique first side – one that's almost a party record at points, as Chick Willis runs through a live 21 minute take on the title tune – complete with some very ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A great session, produced by Otis Spann, who also plays piano in the small group – with Paul Osher on harmonica, Sammy Lawhorn on guitar and bass, SP Leary on drums, and Johnny Young on vocals, mandolin, and guitar! LP, Vinyl record album

A classic 50s compilation from the legendary King Records – one that really shows off the grittier, bluesier side of their catalog – and features some key crossover cuts from the postwar years too! The music here is a wonderful mix of modes – instrumental R&B, jukebox jazz, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album

A classic set from this legendary Detroit festival – a mighty assemblage of roots and jazz performers that was put together by John Sinclair! The event was legendary at the time – and has lived on strongly via this great recording by Atlantic – one that really gets at the special ... (Jazz, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album